3. īŊ Nutrition is the biochemical and
physiological process by which human
and other living beenâs use food to
support its life. It provides organisms
with nutrients, which can be metabolized
to create energy and chemical structures.
9. īŊ Nutrition supports prevention of diseases.
Communicable disease
Non- communicable disease
īŊ Proper nutrition supports wellness
wellness is not only absence of disease
it is physical, mental and social wellness.
10. īŊ Helps in maintaining physical activity.
īŊ Increases productivity in life.
īŊ Reduces mortality from disease.
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21. īŊ How to get an idea about the
nutritional status of the client?
īŊ What do you have to see ?
īŊ What do you have to feel ?
23. Details of the patient
īŊ Diet pattern
īŊ What did the client eat
īŊ How much did the client eat
īŊ Did the client take only liquids
īŊ Did the client drink water
26. Difficulties
īŊ Swallowing difficulties
īŊ Cough while swallowing
īŊ Vomiting
īŊ Nausea
īŊ Diarrhoea
īŊ Constipation
īŊ Feeling of early satiety
īŊ No appetite to eat
īŊ Loss of weight
īŊ Did he/she pass urine
27. īŊ We should actively search for nutritional
deficiencies in the client/ patients.
īŊ āļ´āˇāˇāˇāˇāļ¯āˇāļēāļāļēāˇāļ´āˇ/āļ´āļģāˇāļāˇāļąāˇāļ´āˇ āļ´ āˇāˇāļĢ
āļāˇāļāˇ āļ´āˇāˇ āˇ āļŗāˇ āļ āļāˇāļģāˇāļēāˇāļāˇāļģāˇāˇ
āļ´āˇāˇāˇāļē āˇāļāˇāļē.
īŊ Hydration status
īŊ āˇāˇāļŊāˇāļē āļāļāˇāļāˇāˇāļē.
44. īŊ Full blood count â heamoglobin
īŊ electrolytes â sodium/ potassium/ calcium
īŊ creatinine
īŊ Blood protein levels -
45. īŊ Low blood sodium (āļ āļŠāˇ āļģāˇāļ°āˇāļģ āļ´āˇāˇāļŠāˇāļēāˇ)â
common in elderly. usually results in reduce
responsiveness.
(āˇāˇāļŠāˇāˇāˇāļ§āˇāļēāļąāˇ āļ āļāļģ āˇāˇāļŊāˇ āļ¯āļāˇāˇāļ§ āļŊāˇāļ´āˇ.
āˇāˇāļ¸āˇāļąāˇāļēāļ´āļēāļąāˇ āˇāļģāļāˇāļ āˇāļģ āļ¯āˇāļāˇāˇāˇāļ¸ āļ āļŠāˇ āļāļģāļēāˇ.)
īŊ High blood calcium â causes constipation
āļ āļ°āˇāļ āļģāˇāļ°āˇāļģ āļāˇāļŊāˇāˇāˇāˇāļēāˇ - āļ¸āļŊ āļ¯āˇāļ°āļē āļāļāˇ āļāļģāļēāˇ
46. īŊ Elderly male need about 2000ml of
water/day
īŊ Elderly females need about 1500mlof
water/day.
īŊ They usually will not feel thirsty.
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